New Time Zone

The change will push Zabaykalsky Krai in the Trans-Baikal Territory in Siberia from today's time zone Irkutsk Time (IRKT) to Yakutsk Time (YAKT).

This changes the UTC offset from UTC +8 to UTC +9. Neighboring Mongolia and China currently have the same time as Zabaykalski Krai but will be one hour behind after the switch.

More Proposed New Time Zones

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law changing the time zone in Zabaykalsky Krai on December 30, 2015.

There are several more regions in Russia that have submitted draft bills proposing changes to their time zones. These proposals still need to go through the stages of the legislative process and finally be signed by the president.